| Reference number | CLP/11ii/2 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Extract of letter, regarding the preparation of caerulei prussiaci sent to John Woodward |
| Date | 17 November 1723 |
| Description | Letter in English from unknown sender (name scratched out) to Woodward regarding the history and making of caerulei prussiaci [Prussian blue] dye, and requesting that his paper be communicated anonymously. Appended to the letter is instructions to make the dye, written in Latin.
Subject: Chemistry
Latin portion of letter published in Philosophical Transactions as 'Præparatio cærulei prussiaci ex germaniâ missa ad Johannem Woodward, M. D. Prof. Med. Gresh. R. S. S'.
Written in Lips [Leipzig, Saxony, Germany]. Read to the Royal Society on 9 January 1723 [1724]. |
| Language | Latin |
| English |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1724.0005 |
| Related records in the catalogue | CLP/11ii/3 |
| CLP/11ii/4 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA6100 | Woodward; John (1665 - 1728); physician, natural historian, and antiquary | 1665 - 1728 |